ORIGIN

Ken Miles Design: 1954 Swartley Special

This special-bodied race car was designed by Ken Miles for John Swartley who drove it to numerous SCCA races in Southern California. It was then powered by an 1098cc OSCA 4-cylinder which has since been replaced with a later Fiat/OSCA engine. Details are scarce but if the heritage can be documented this is a very noteworthy car. Find it here on Craigslist in Rochester, New Hampshire for $65k (…and here in LA for a $2500 premium). Special thanks to BaT reader Jim D. for this submission!

Check out the Racing Sports Cars site for some info on events where Swartley participated. We’d love to get our hands on some period photos of the car. We are already in touch with one previous owner of the car who is a BaT Finder Service subscriber. We will update this feature if we uncover any more information on the car.